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Saturation

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated

📖 Definitions of "Saturation"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of saturating or the process of being saturated

  2. 2

    The condition in which, after a sufficient increase in a causal force, no further increase in the resultant effect is possible; e.g. the state of a ferromagnetic material that cannot be further magnetized

  3. 3

    The state of a saturated solution

  4. 4

    The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds

🔄 Synonyms of "Saturation"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
intensitynounThe quality of being intense.
vividnessnounThe quality or state of being vivid.
chromanounThe aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
permeationnounThe movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
impregnationnounThe act of making pregnant; fertilization.
suffusionnoun(uncountable) The state of being wet.
pervasionnounThe act of pervading; permeation; suffusion.

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WordDefinition
permeationnounThe movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
chromanounThe aspect of a colour's hue that depends on the amount of white or black in it; saturation
suffusionnoun(uncountable) The state of being wet.
impregnationnounThe act of making pregnant; fertilization.
pervasionnounThe act of pervading; permeation; suffusion.
intensitynounThe quality of being intense.
vividnessnounThe quality or state of being vivid.
stormnounAny disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.
floodingnounAn act of flooding; a flood or gush.
landslidenounA vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
floodnounAn overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
overflownounExcess, superabundance
crunchnounA noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching.
congestionnounThe hindrance or blockage of the passage of something, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.
saturated(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
cloggingnounThe situation of something being clogged.
gridlocknoun(road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
overrunnounAn instance of overrunning.
overloadnounAn excessive load.
glutnounAn excess, too much.

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